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- 1. Multiple Choice
How is the North Pole different from the South Pole?They are on opposite ends of the planetThey are not differentOne is icy and one is hotOne has animals and one does not - 2. Multiple ChoiceHow much of the worlds fresh water is contained in the ice in Antarctica?10%30%70%100%
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the author include so many details when she talks about the weather conditions in the Arctic and Antarctica?She likes to talkShe wants you to know what to bring if you goShe wants you to know how cold and harsh these places areShe wants you to live there
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIce bergs can be as small as a ________.CatHorseCarPiano
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat has caused pilots to change how they fly in and out of these regions?Many instruments don't work in the extreme coldThey don't like to fly in the winterThere is no place to landThey are bringing more people
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow thick is the snow that has been around since the last ice age, with rings that look like a tree?100 feet1,000 feet1 mile thick2 miles thick
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat historical thing have scientists found in the ancient ice?Ash from Italy's Mt. Vesuvius eruptionBonesWaterLeaves
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is more likely to be found in the ice at the South Pole than any where else on earth?Animal bonesmeteorites from spacepenguinsDinosaurs
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow long does night last in the Antarctic?1 month3 months6 months1 year
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat gets so cold in the extreme weather that it will freeze to your skin?MetalLeatherGlassSilk
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIf you visit the poles you will end up eating ______ as much food because your body is working so hard to stay warm3 times4 times2 timesthe same amount of food
- 12. Multiple ChoiceScientist study how people are able to live in such a small isolated group to see how people might live on a ______ colony one daymoonmarssunsaturn
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow fast must the planes go to take off, and how long does it take them to get that fast sometimes?45mph, 1 mile75mph, 1 1/2 miles100mph, 2 miles150mph, 3 miles
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow many rockets are attached to the plane that helps the scientists get home?2 rockets4 rockets6 rockets8 rockets
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